Ralph's Rag

College Sporting News is pleased to use this one day to celebrate the choices, dreams and aspirations of these fine football student-athletes and the institutions that provide the opportunity.

It is a big day for the student-athletes signifying their intent to participate in the football programs at the schools and conferences of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision.

Of course all the conference and schools do not announce their lists at the same time so the ...

Games over and the D-I champ game will be a rematch of 2011. NDSU vs. SHSU!

Only four playoff games as we get down to the nitty gritty of the D-I Championships. Add in the SWAC Champ game and we have a nice weekend spread over two days.

Friday, December 7, 2012
Final Sam Houston State 34, #2 Seed MONTANA STATE 16

Saturday, December 8, 2012
Final #2 Seed EASTERN WASHINGTON 51, Illinois State 35
Final #5 Seed Georgia Southern 49, #4 Seed OLD DOMINION 35
Final ARK-PINE BLUFF 24, Jackson State 21 (OT) - SWAC Champ Game
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Back to the 16 teams slugging it out. Add in a Pioneer Football League fest and Nicholls State facing an FBS team and the weekend is complete. Check out our full coverage of the D-I tournament here.

Saturday, December 1, 2012
San Diego 34 MARIST 10
Illinois State 38 APPALACHIAN ST 37 (OT)
GA SOUTHERN 24 Central Arkansas 16
OLD DOMINION 63 Coastal Carolina 35
WOFFORD 23 New Hampshire 7
NORTH DAKOTA ST 28 South Dakota St 3
SAM HOUSTON ST 18 Cal ...

We have the opening round of the 2012 playoffs plus a couple of classic games this week.

Thursday, November 22, 2012
Tuskegee 27 ALABAMA STATE 25

Saturday, November 24, 2012
WAGNER 31 Colgate 20
Coastal Carolina 24 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 14
SOUTH DAKOTA ST 58 Eastern Ill 10
STONY BROOK 20 Villanova 10
SOUTHERN U 38 Grambling St 33